HATHA YOGA COURSE DETAILS

This yoga teacher training program is an intensive yoga immersion program that provides you with the benefits and knowledge encompassing everything that should be covered in a comprehensive 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training.

Throughout our 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course, you will learn and practice traditional asanas, pranayama, meditation, and kriyas. You will also have regular teaching practice opportunities and receive feedback from teachers and classmates to enhance your teaching skills

HATHA YOGA: PRACTICUM

• 90-minute intermediate traditional Hatha Yoga Sequence practice every morning.
• 60-minute Hatha, Yin, or Vinyasa Flow class at least three times a week during sunset.
• One partner yoga class during the course.
• Alignment & modifications two-hour daily workshops: In these classes, you will learn how to practice various hatha yoga asanas with appropriate alignment and how to modify them when necessary, according to the Hatha Yoga tradition.
• Use of props: in the above mentioned workshops you will also learn how to use props such as blocks, bolsters, straps, blankets, and walls in various postures.
• Hands-on adjustment workshops: In these classes, you will learn how to provide verbal and hands-on adjustments to your students in a safe environment. This will help not only correct their alignment but also deepen their postures.
• Posture clinics: There are two optional posture clinics every week where you can work on your posture on one-on-one basis with the teachers.

PRANAYAMA

• Introduction to pranayama
• Definition of prana, breath and pranayama
• The science and anatomy of pranayama
• Pancha koshas (the five sheaths/five bodies),
• Pranic body and spiritual significance of pranayama
• Types of breathing and their practice: abdominal breathing, thoracic breathing, clavicular breathing, full yogic breathing
• Types of pranayama and their practice: Anulom vilom, nadi shodhana, kapalbhati, bhastrika, ujjayi, bhramari, surya bhedan pranayama
• How to teach pranayama

MEDITATION

• Meditation: Introduction, definition and aim
• Science of meditation
• Effects of meditation on the brain and mind
• How to meditate
• How to teach meditation
• Types of meditation to be covered: Kundalini meditation, Chakra meditation, Om meditation, Nada meditation, Mantra meditation, Antara mauna, Chidakash Dharana.

SHATKARMA (YOGIC CLEANSING TECHNIQUES)

• Introduction to shatkarmas or Kriyas
• Benefits of shatkarma
• Types and practice of shatkarmas: All the techniques will be demonstrated and conducted for all the students as far as possible
  • Neti (nasal cleansing),
  • Shankha Prakshalana (cleansing of the entire digestive tract)
  • Agnisar Kriya (activating the digestive fire)
  • Vaman Dhauti (regurgitative cleansing)
  • Vastra Dhauti (upper digestive tract cleansing)
  • Nauli (abdominal massaging)
  • Basti (yogic enema)
  • Kapalbhati (frontal brain cleansing)
  • Trataka (concentrated candle gazing)

BANDHAS AND MUDRAS

• Science and philosophy of bandhas and mudras
• Theory and practice of Bandhas: moola bandha (root lock), uddiyana bandha (abdomen lock), jalandhara bandha (neck lock), maha bandha (great lock)
• Five groups of Mudras: hand mudras, head mudras, postural mudras, lock mudras, perineal mudras
• Theory and practice of basic mudras like jnana mudra, chin mudra, yoni mudra, bhairava mudra, hridaya mudra, shambhavi mudra, nasikagra mudra, shanmukhi mudra, unmani mudra, etc.

PHILOSOPHY

• Yoga: Introduction, history, meaning and lifestyle
• Four paths of yoga: Jnana Yoga, Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga
• Introduction to important Hatha yoga scriptures
• The yogic diet and life styles
• Importance of satsang and sangha
• Concepts of three gunas: Satva, Rajas, Tamas.
• Life style and ethics for a yoga practitioner and teacher
• Hatha yoga
  • Introduction to hatha yoga
  • The subtle energy channels: The main nadis: Ida, Pingla and Sushumna
  • Introduction to chakras.
  • Seven chakras: Moladhara, swadhisthana, manipura, anahata, vishuddhi, ajna, bindu and sahasrara
  • Chakra sadhana and meditations
  • Methods and preparation of awakening the chakras and kundalini

ANATOMY

In our functional anatomy classes, you’ll learn about the main muscles and bones used in yoga poses, their health benefits, and any concerns related to them. We focus a lot on understanding the details of muscles and bones, and everyone’s unique physical differences. These anatomy classes play a big role in our alignment lessons. Besides the classes, you’ll also get access to online videos about anatomy taught by our co-founder Eli Aguilar. We suggest you watch these videos before starting the course.

• The basics:
  • Skeletal system, muscular system, connective tissue, nervous system, and movements of the major joints of the body
• Functional anatomy: Concepts of functional anatomy and physiology related to movement.
• Application of anatomical principles to yoga practice:
  • Mechanics of yoga asana
  • Healthy patterns of movement
• Muscular and skeletal differences i.e. compression, tension, and proportion and orientation theory.
• Study of different regions of the body: The foot, knee, hips, spine, and shoulder

TEACHING PRACTICE, METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUE

“The best way to learn is to teach” – Frank Oppenheimer

Our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training course will strengthen your connection with your emotions and feelings, giving you the confidence to teach from your heart. This practical Yoga Teacher Training program is aimed at making you a skilled and self-assured Yoga teacher, able to teach students at all levels.

What you will learn in these classes?

• How to teach traditional Hatha Yoga classes
• Principles of sequencing Hatha Yoga classes
• Teaching practice: You’ll have many chances to practice teaching during your hatha yoga teacher training with us. You’ll begin by teaching one person right from the start, and as the course goes on, you’ll gradually teach bigger groups.
• Teaching feedback: You will receive feedback on your teachings from your classmates and teachers, to help you to improve your teaching skills and to find your unique voice and style as a teacher
• In addition, you will learn
  • Principles of demonstration.
  • Teaching styles and qualities of a good yoga teacher.
  • Voice projection, floor presence, safety.
  • Hands-on and verbal adjustments
  • Ethics of a good yoga teacher and much more.
• By the end of the course, you will be able to teach mixed-level open Hatha Yoga classes confidently.

PRE-STUDY NON-CONTACT HOURS MODULE

• After you’ve reserved your spot in the course, we’ll grant you access to the online module, which covers the non-contact hours of the training.
• Completing the online module before the course isn’t mandatory, but highly recommended since it may enhance your learning.
• It covers a big part of the yoga anatomy and includes some lessons on pranayama, meditation, and philosophy.